If I had a nickel for every time Snackology covered a new snack based on the iconic Bomb Pop, I’d have two nickels. Sure, that’s not a lot of money, but it’s more than I’d expect under this specific scenario.
According to Oreo, this limited-edition flavor is “inspired by the beloved nostalgic frozen treat,” packing a “triple-flavor punch with blue raspberry, lemon and cherry flavor creme sandwiched between two classic golden cookies.”
I’ve reviewed a lot of Oreo cookies at Snackology, but it’s not often that we get a variety that’s fruit-forward in a non-pie way. Will Firecracker Pop Oreos live up to the lofty summer standard set almost a decade ago by Fruity Crisp Oreos?
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When you open a pack of Firecracker Pop Oreos, you’re immediately hit with the unmistakable smell of the patriotic frozen treat. No matter how many times I run into this phenomenon with cookies or soda, it always impresses me. The food scientists at these companies pull off magic.
Fire Cracker Pop Oreos use the traditional golden cookie as their base, layer blue raspberry-, lemon- and cherry-flavored creme in between the cookies. I’m not sure where this flavor would fall on the stuf index. Do the three layers make them a Double Stuf? A Mega Stuf? They’re definitely not a Most Stuf.
It would be easy to assume that Oreo would just create a multi-colored creme that blended the three flavors that go into a Bomb Pop, but they really did create three different creme flavors for these cookies. The cherry is subtle, but the blue raspberry came into play early, and I was surprised at how clearly the lemon popped through at the end of my first taste test.
Oreo Firecracker Pop cookies aren’t the kind of Oreo that you would eat every day or even all year around. But they’re the perfect cookie for summer. Until Oreo finally brings back Fruity Crisp, that is ...
The Omnicosm founder. Snackology, Popculturology and The Cold Open writer. A Rochester, N.Y., native now living in the Washington, D.C., area. Won’t pass up a Genny Cream Ale.
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